India Tells Spain: Global Fight Against Terror Needs Shared Resolve, Not Silence

As India continues its 33-nation diplomatic campaign in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, a multi-party delegation led by MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi brought the country’s message to Spain this week: terrorism must be met with moral resolve and global action.

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Meeting with the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo, which represents over 4,800 survivors and families of terror victims in Spain, the Indian delegation engaged in what the Indian Embassy called a “heartfelt exchange” rooted in shared grief and mutual resilience. The visit reaffirmed India’s stance of zero tolerance for terrorism, calling for global solidarity that transcends geography and politics.

The delegation’s stop in Madrid is part of a much broader foreign policy reorientation by New Delhi. Following the Pakistan-linked attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, India has moved swiftly to blend military action with strategic diplomacy. The strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7 were followed by coordinated global outreach—sending senior parliamentarians, diplomats, and civil society representatives to major world capitals to reshape the international discourse on terrorism.

The visit to Spain—one of the final legs in a five-nation tour—also included meetings with Spanish government officials, civil society members, and the Indian diaspora. “India’s message is clear: no ambiguity, no safe havens, and no double standards in the fight against terrorism,” said a source involved in the Madrid meetings.

Kanimozhi and her delegation, which includes MPs from BJP, SP, RJD, AAP and former ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, symbolize India’s cross-party unity on counterterrorism. In Madrid, they also paid homage at a bust of Mahatma Gandhi, blending hard diplomacy with soft cultural outreach—a feature of India’s new hybrid approach.

India’s campaign, stretching from New York to Kinshasa and Tokyo to Brasília, has leveraged every tool: legislative diplomacy, legal engagement, cultural symbolism, and diaspora dialogue. The temporary suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and proposals for a global anti-terror research forum signal New Delhi’s move from reactive diplomacy to agenda-setting activism.

With India positioning terrorism as a universal threat that demands universal clarity, its message from Madrid reflected a new confidence. Decisive at home, assertive abroad, India’s foreign policy now speaks in one voice: peace without impunity, and dialogue only without terror.